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spannernick · 02 May 2016, 17:16

I have been doing this and no matter how many times,its always the same keys that don't work properly or not at all.

The keys that have problems or don't work are:

Up
CTRL
Shift keys(I have to press hard and then they work)
Amiga keys
ALT keys(I have to press hard and then they work)

Any one have any ideas why..?
My reset keys don't work at all,have to switch it off to reset it.

About the shift keys,If I am playing a pinball game like Tilt I can't press the shift keys at the same time,it stops the flippers from working but can use the shift keys one at a time,so press left shift and the left flipper works ok and press the right shift and the right flipper works ok but press the keys together and nothing.

We wouldn't be having this problem if the Amiga keyboard was designed like the C64 keyboard and it was not 24 years old,I think the A600 and A1200 came out in 1992..

Do you find you have keys missing,not working when doing this,has this worked with all the keys working..?

02 May 2016, 17:16	#74
spannernick Retro Nuts Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London/UK Age: 53 Posts: 1,184	I have been doing this and no matter how many times,its always the same keys that don't work properly or not at all. The keys that have problems or don't work are: Up CTRL Shift keys(I have to press hard and then they work) Amiga keys ALT keys(I have to press hard and then they work) Any one have any ideas why..? My reset keys don't work at all,have to switch it off to reset it. About the shift keys,If I am playing a pinball game like Tilt I can't press the shift keys at the same time,it stops the flippers from working but can use the shift keys one at a time,so press left shift and the left flipper works ok and press the right shift and the right flipper works ok but press the keys together and nothing. We wouldn't be having this problem if the Amiga keyboard was designed like the C64 keyboard and it was not 24 years old,I think the A600 and A1200 came out in 1992.. Do you find you have keys missing,not working when doing this,has this worked with all the keys working..? Last edited by spannernick; 02 May 2016 at 17:51.